Getting One's Bearings: Observations for Direction and DistanceFleming H. Revell Company, 1903 - 301 |
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... ship , a distant lighthouse ; to find the direction of a re- mote object which is in sight . From this , other facts concerning position may be determined . The method is readily transferred to the com- mon life , in which a man has ...
... ship , a distant lighthouse ; to find the direction of a re- mote object which is in sight . From this , other facts concerning position may be determined . The method is readily transferred to the com- mon life , in which a man has ...
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... ship . " What is my head resting on ? " he asked . " A soldier's blanket , sir . " " What soldier's blanket ? Tell me his name . " " Duncan Roy , of the Forty- second , sir . " " See that Duncan Roy has his blanket before night . " It ...
... ship . " What is my head resting on ? " he asked . " A soldier's blanket , sir . " " What soldier's blanket ? Tell me his name . " " Duncan Roy , of the Forty- second , sir . " " See that Duncan Roy has his blanket before night . " It ...
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... ship had struck upon it in the dark . The steamer moved on , the angle was changed , and the iceberg was seen to be a mass of cloud whitened by the moonshine . After that every iceberg was subjected to close scru- tiny , to find whether ...
... ship had struck upon it in the dark . The steamer moved on , the angle was changed , and the iceberg was seen to be a mass of cloud whitened by the moonshine . After that every iceberg was subjected to close scru- tiny , to find whether ...
Strona 67
... cows feed- ing on incredible grass ; and unnatural ships sailing on supernatural seas . Any mental vision would detect the absurdity and prevent its recur- rence . The Imagination has high uses also in sci- entific pursuits IMAGINATION 67.
... cows feed- ing on incredible grass ; and unnatural ships sailing on supernatural seas . Any mental vision would detect the absurdity and prevent its recur- rence . The Imagination has high uses also in sci- entific pursuits IMAGINATION 67.
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... ship Mayflower of Delft Haven : poor com- mon - looking ship , hired by a common charter- party for coined dollars . Yet what ship Argo , or miraculous epic ship built by the sea - gods , was 99 other than a foolish bumbarge in ...
... ship Mayflower of Delft Haven : poor com- mon - looking ship , hired by a common charter- party for coined dollars . Yet what ship Argo , or miraculous epic ship built by the sea - gods , was 99 other than a foolish bumbarge in ...
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